The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, Bianca Tovey & Rickey-Lee Burns crossed the line in 1:16:48: 56th of 399 women's teams, faster than 86% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 91% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 66% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 3:16 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:30, was faster than 89% of the field.
Cape Town cost the whole field time: about 5:59 more than the average race this season, going by 469 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:05Running 1 4:16v median −0:39
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Block 02 7:10Running 2 5:30v median −1:14
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Block 03 9:49Running 3 5:37v median −1:19
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Block 04 10:17Running 4 5:36v median −1:23
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Block 05 10:17Running 5 5:34v median −1:33
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Block 06 7:14Running 6 5:27v median −1:41
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Block 07 9:00Running 7 5:26v median −1:46
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Block 08 9:34Running 8 5:11v median −2:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:30
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 389
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 389 women's teams who finished.